different between antsy vs antly

English

Etymology

From ants +? -y, as in ants in one's pants. The term antsy was first noted as a rural Southern USA figure of speech in the early 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn.tsi/

Adjective

antsy (comparative antsier, superlative antsiest)

1. (slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety
   • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest

     The children were antsy and worried […]

Related terms

• ants in one's pants
• have ants in one's pants
• shpilkes

Translations

See also

• toey

Anagrams

• -nasty, Ansty, Nasty, Santy, Tansy, Yants, nasty, tansy

Malagasy

Noun

antsy

1. knife

Derived terms

• antsibe (“cleaver; axe; hatchet; billhook”)
• antsiben' Andriamanitra (“rainbow”)
• antsifotsy (“sword”)
• antsipika (“pocket knife; penknife”)

English

Etymology

From ant +? -ly.

Adjective

antly (comparative antlier or more antly, superlative antliest or most antly)

1. Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.
   • 1964, Conrad Aiken, Richard P. Blackmur, The collected novels of Conrad Aiken:

     Statues, of heroic size, would be erected to the great ant heroes — warriors, builders, or what not — inscribed with phrases like, "He was the antliest ant of all time." . . . And of course there would be an anthropomorphic god.

   • 2007, Robert Malcolm Murray, Jan Narveson, Liberty, Games and Contracts:

     Such a plan just wouldn't be reasonable, given typical antly survival requirements. Cooperation is surely the best policy. It would be much wiser for each ant to align its behaviour with that of its fellows, provided those other ants do [...]

Translations

Anagrams

• altyn